Like the old masters

by Oliver Reeh
4/3/2020 – In the diagram position it's Black to play and win - but before you start thinking, please don't forget to take your watch off...
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In the third round of the Indian team championship Adhiban was forfeited for wearing a watch (!). Unperturbed, he bounced back and finished with an impressive score of 5.5/6, helping his team to win the event.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bg5 Rb8 12.d5 Ne7 13.Bc2 h6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Kh2 Rg8 16.Qd3 The quotes are Adhiban's orginal game annotations from CBM194 Extra.
Black to play and win.
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Harshit,R2473Adhiban,B26540–12020C78National Teams5

ChessBase Magazine Extra 194

CBM 194 Extra

 

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Oliver Reeh has been working for ChessBase for many years as a translator and presenter of the internet show TV ChessBase, and he also looks after the tactics column in ChessBase Magazine, for which he has also been responsible as editor-in-chief since 2019. The International Master has contributed to the CB "MasterClass" series and is the author of the DVDs "Strike like the World Champions" and "Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills!" Volumes 1 & 2. Oliver Reeh lives in Hamburg.

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